Oregon: HB 2852 requires pit bull owners to have liability insurance (BSL)
Posted on March 3, 2009 by stopbslcom
Oregon politicians are apparently trying to exhaust and distract pit bull owners in an attempt to get BSL passed. Your action is needed yet again in Oregon as BSL is proposed against pit bull owners.
HB 2852, introduced yesterday by Representative Vicki Berger, would require that all pit bull owners in the state of Oregon must maintain $1M of liability insurance.
This bill has not yet been sent to a committee. When it is, I will update with contact information for the Representatives in the committee. You may wish to contact all state Representatives in the meantime, or save your energy for the committee.
Contact information for bill author Rep. Vicki Berger:
Representative Vicki BergerParty: R District: 20
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1420
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE., H-479, Salem, OR, 97301
Interim Address: 805 Kingwood Dr. NW, Salem, OR, 97304
Email: rep.vickiberger@state.or.us
Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/berger
Partial text of the bill:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/hb2800.dir/hb2852.intro.html
SECTION 1. { + (1) As used in this section:(a) ‘Keeper’ has the meaning given that term in ORS 609.035.(b) ‘Pit bull’ means a dog that:(A) Is registered or otherwise listed as an American pit bull terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier or American Staffordshire terrier with a dog breed club or league, dog fanciers association, breed registry or similar organization; or(B) Has appearance and physical characteristics that substantially conform to the breed standards of the United Kennel Club for an American pit bull terrier or of the American Kennel Club for a Staffordshire bull terrier or American Staffordshire terrier, as those standards existed on January 1, 2009.
(2) The keeper of a pit bull shall maintain in effect insurance in the amount of $1 million that provides coverage for any economic or noneconomic damages resulting from physical injury or damage to personal or real property caused by the pit bull.
(3) If a court finds a person guilty of violating subsection (2) of this section, the court shall order the person to provide the local dog control district, or, if no local district exists, provide the court, with proof of compliance with subsection (2) of this section within a period established by the court, not to exceed 30 days. If the person complies with the court order by ceasing to be the keeper of a pit bull, proof of compliance shall include details regarding the disposition made of the dog, including the name and address of any new keeper.
(4)(a) Violation of subsection (2) of this section is a Class C violation.(b) Failure to provide proof of compliance with a court order issued under subsection (3) of this section is a Class A violation. Each day that the person fails to provide proof of compliance with an order issued under subsection (3) of this section after expiration of the period established by the court is a separate violation. + }
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[quote]dogsbite.org
dogsbite.org is a dog bite victims organization that works to pass what they call "common sense laws". Their interpretation of common sense laws is to ban breeds of dogs. Despite the fact that many respected organizations such as the ASPCA and Best Friends have proven that breed bans don't work and that responsible ownership legislation is far more effective. Their website contains a good deal of sensationalist "statistics", and horror stories of how Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Chow Chows and Wolf dogs viciously attack and maul children and adults alike. The majority of their statistics come from a publication called Animal People News. A publication that seems to also show considerable breed bias. Dogsbite.org is actively seeking nonprofit status. However, they publicize themselves as a group that tries to "create laws". This would actually make them a Lobbyist group and therefore disqualify them for non profit status.
Those of us who have the insight and wisdom to know that there is so much more than just breed that determines whether or not a dog will bite, those of us that are responsible bully breed owners, those of us believe that only the guilty should be punished need to let the IRS know that dogsbite.org should be denied tax exempt status. We as responsible adults are aware that any untrained, neglected dog of any breed can be a threat to people and animals. And we as responsible adults need to stand up against groups that want to recklessly wipe out entire breeds of dog because of the actions of the irresponsible few.
We are asking you to write to the IRS and ask them to deny dogsbite.org tax exempt status. due to the fact that they are not a charitable organization but legislative lobbyists, who promote propaganda and use sensationalist scare tactics.
Please remember that the IRS is only concerned with the tax aspect of this issue and are in no way concerned with dog laws. So save those letters for your local legislators (whom we are sure you are writing thoughtful well worded pleas to often).
Send you letters to,
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 12192
Covington, KY 41012-0192
It has come to my attention that an organization (dogsbite.org) is
seeking tax exempt status.
http://www.dogsbite.org/donate-dogsbite.htm
"DogsBite.org is a national dog bite victims group dedicated to
reducing serious dog attacks by creating common sense laws. We are a
volunteer organization currently seeking nonprofit status."
Dogsbite.org states its primary purpose is to "create" laws, i.e.,
lobbying. Due to the fact that this organization primarily exists to
lobby legislators, I respectfully request that the IRS deny this
organization tax exempt status.[/quote]
The bill was sent to the Consumer Protection committee. Updated information, including contact information for committee members, can be found here:
http://stopbsl.com/2009/03/06/oregon-hb-2858-bsl-referred-to-consumer-protection-committee/
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